Friday, October 19, 2007

We stopped at our local produce stand the other evening, ostentensibly to just pick up a jar of local honey. But, we got side tracked by the tables full of lovely pumpkins and beautiful (if unusual) gourds. (I left my camera at home, but we are going back this weekend so I will take a few pictures of our favorites then.) Olivia's favorites are the baby pumpkins and the miniture gourds. They always have been. Something to do with all the ginormouse pumpkins and then the itty bitty ones that fit in your hand. Just her size. So, her daddy told her to pick out a few.

She fell in love with two orange pumpkins (minis) and two identical gourds (minis again.) She held them all the way home and played "family" with them all evening. In the morning I was picking up the living room, but the pumpkins were no where to be found. I didn't think much of it, figuring that she had them tucked some place "safe" and sure enough, when I made her bed later that morning, this is what I found. :)

Four little friends, lined up on her window sill, right next to her pillow.

Thursday, October 11, 2007

Blogger is having trouble with HTML this morning. So, I will try posting the credits again, later today, when blogger isn't have issues. In the mean time, you can visit my flickr photostream and view the credits here.

Monday, October 08, 2007

but we are certainly ready! All daily temperatures are still in the 80's during the day, but our minds are set on fall and all things autumn. So, we decided to make fall cupcakes to take to home group on Friday. Here are the results.

I also made a cake from the left over batter.

You can find the recipes for the cake here (I made the Golden Pumpkin Cake instead of the chocolate one. It let's the taste of the pumpkin and pecans shine through instead of being muddled with the Devil's food chocolate. Trust me, I've done it both ways and the Golden recipe always wins, hands down.)

and the frosting here. (I will not use this particular recipe of frosting again. It is way too sweet with it's 1/2 c. honey and 1/2 c. sugar and rich with it's 3 1/2 sticks of butter. Plus, it only stiffens up if you keep it refrigerated. Next time (tomorrow) I will make a plain cream cheese frosting and just add a little bit of cinnamon to it for the speckled look. ) Olivia had a blast putting all the little pumpkins on the top of the mound of frosting. And I had fun decorating the top of the cake with pecans and brown sugar. Both turned out very lovely in our opinion.

All the kids and every adult enjoyed this little taste of autumn. It got all of us humming about Thanksgiving plans. :) What have you done lately to herald in the new season?

crafting. I try to do it all. But, I don't crochet, weave, bead, or scrapbook (yet.) Some day I will learn to use a loom, screen print, use a letterpress, make a collage, blow glass, weave a basket, metal work, and expertly decorate cakes. It's all on my to-do list.

Chinaberry. One of my favorite catalogs. I spend way to much money here.

Christmas. It's right around the corner! Have you made your list yet? I'm still working on mine. My sister's birthday is on Christmas. Talk about memories. I got to be there with my parent's when she was born and I was the first person to hold her, after my mom. Christmas will always be a very special time for my family because of my sister's birth, as well as our Savior's birth.

carousel. Who doesn't love a trip around on an old fashioned carousel?

conundrum. I just like the sound of it on my tongue.

crib. It's been on my mind lately and the days are ticking by. Hopefully this weekend we will find one, get it set up, and I can start putting all the sweet and lovely little things in it. Here is the picture of the one that I would like to have. Different bedding and such, of course, but I love the crib. The white, the beadboard, the scalloped bottom edge, and the curved top. Lovely.

About me

My name is Fairlight. I'm a stay at home mommy. 2 little girls and a new little boy. I home school. We keep it pretty natural at our house. I love vintage. Sewing and crafting are my hobby. You'll find my babies in cloth diapers. I birth at home. I like pretty dresses and messy hair. My heart is in the country with a little bit of land, a barn, some animals, and a whole bunch of fruit trees. I carry a camera most places I go. My desire is to follow Christ and have Him be seen in everything I do.